RESEARCH STUDY PURPOSE: To better understand the experiences of military families over time, including experiences of military life that are connected to financial, individual, and relational well-being.
Who should take the screener?
We are looking for legally married couples with an active-duty Service member with at least one school-aged child. Complete the screener survey here to determine if you and your spouse may be eligible!
Participant Incentives
Receive a virtual Visa gift card after both spouses complete each online survey, which takes between 45 and 75 minutes.
Total Incentive: $225 per couple
- Survey 1: $50
- Survey 2: $75
- Survey 3: $100
Timeline
- Screener Survey to Confirm Eligibility
- Survey 1 (Baseline)
- Survey 2 (6 months later)
- Survey 3 (another 6 months later)
Survey Topics
- Individual Well-Being
- Financial Well-being
- Family Relationships
- Child Well-being
- Military Life Experiences
- Work Experiences
- Financial Needs and Supports
Confidentiality
- Results are confidential and are only shared outside of the research team in summary format
- No effect on job performance is expected
- Couples can withdraw from the study at any time
- Responses are stored securely
- Contact the research team, at FFiRST@uga.edu with any questions!
Why do we collect these data?
The research team aims to disseminate research to answer the following questions about military families with school-aged children:
- What challenges are they experiencing? What resources do they use to build resilience?
- How are financial, relational, and individual aspects of their well-being related over time?
- How are they positively and/or negatively affected by military life experiences?
Who are we?
Our team of translational researchers, led by Dr. Catherine O’Neal at the University of Georgia and Dr. Mallory Lucier-Greer at Auburn University, is passionate about conducting empirical studies that can improve outcomes and reduce challenges for military families by informing the work of policy makers and helping professionals, such as counselors and educators. We are a productive group – publishing over 50 papers from our last military family study conducted in 2013, and we are back at it, collecting NEW data to learn about today’s military families.
This work is a joint project supported by funding from the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences/Department of Human Development and Family Science (PI: Dr. Catherine O’Neal) and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AgR-SEED grant; PI: Dr. Mallory Lucier-Greer, Auburn University).
